Improvement in harness



c NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE BENTON, OF BOSTON, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES H. ISBURGH, OF

MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN HARNESS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,530, dated May 6,1873; application filed March 14, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE BENTON, of Boston, in the county of Suffolkand State of Massachusetts, have invented certain Improvements inHarness, of which the following is a specification:

1n the case of this invention, which refers entirely to a doubleharness, a single-harness breast-plate is used, and the collar and hamesare dispensed with. The nature of the invention is fully describedbelow.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a view of a portion of aharness embodying my invention, in perspective. Fig.2 is a sideelevation of the device, particularly referred to below, detached fromthe remainder of the harness. Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

a is the breast-plate as used in single harness, but here represented asbeing used in double harness. b is the neck-strap. c is the strap whichruns back to the check-rein hook. All these three straps are in theordinary positions. d d d" d 01 are different parts of a device by meansof which the single-harness breast-plate can be used in double harness,the collar and hames being done away with. The parts d d d 61 are in onepiece. The part (1 is for the accommodation of the yoke-strap,whichpasses through it. The link at is at liberty to turn in any direction,it being a swivel turning upon the pin or neck 01,

which connects the parts or links d and d together. The part 01accommodates an extra strap, 6, which passes through it, attaching oneither side to the breast-plate a. By means of this strap 6 thebreast-plate a and link L are indirectly connected. d is the part' orlink through which passes an extra strap, g, passing from the said link01' to the neckstrap b and back. The martingale is intended to pass downfrom the part or link 61.

This device d d d d 01 is represented in the drawing as larger, andconsequently more prominent, than it is in actual use, and is metallic,and usually silver-plated. While it is not conspicuous, it will berather an ornament than otherwise.

This arrangement, dispensing with the collar and hames, will present aneater appearance than the old method, besides being a saving ofexpense, inasmuch as a single-harness breastplate may be used in adouble harness.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

The device shown and described, and consisting of the parts (1 d d d d,constructed, arranged, and operating substantially as and for thepurposes hereinbefore set forth. GEORGE BENTON.

Witnesses:

FRANK HOWARD, HENRY W. WILLIAMS.

